Midwest Energy News: A Minnesota utility announced Thursday it will close two coal-fired generators at a plant on Lake Superior by next fall as part of an plan to substantially reduce its reliance on coal.
Minnesota Power will idle the Units 1 and 2 at Taconite Harbor in Schroeder next year as it begins a process of reducing coal-based generation while moving toward more natural gas and renewables. Unit 3 was retired in May.
The announcement comes ahead of Minnesota Power's September filing of a required "integrated...